Cheesy Kielbasa And Spaetzle Casserole Food

SPAETZLE WITH KIELBASA AND CARAMELIZED ONIONS

Steps:

• In a large skillet over medium-high heat, lightly brown the kielbasa until golden, about 5 minutes. Transfer to a plate. Melt the butter in the skillet. Stir in the onion and thyme, and stir briefly to coat the onion with butter. Cook onion, without stirring, until dark brown, about 5 minutes. Add a pinch of salt and cook on low heat until very soft and caramelized, 20 to 30 minutes. Stir in 2 tablespoons water and scrape up any browned bits from the bottom of the pan. Transfer onion to a bowl.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. In a large bowl, combine the flour, 1 teaspoon salt and the nutmeg. In a separate bowl, whisk together the eggs and milk. Pour the egg mixture into the flour mixture and stir well. The batter should be fairly wet, with a consistency slightly thicker than pancake batter.
• Spread a clean dish towel flat on a work surface adjacent to the stove. Working over the pot of boiling water, press dough through a spaetzle maker or use a rubber spatula to push it through a colander with holes at least 1/4-inch wide. Drop dough into the water. When dumplings rise to the surface, use a slotted spoon to transfer to the towel.
• Heat the oven to 375 degrees. Toss the spaetzle and kielbasa in the bowl with the onions, and add 1 1/2 cups cheese and the pepper. Spread into a 2-quart gratin dish. Sprinkle the top of the casserole with the remaining 1/2 cup cheese. Bake until golden and bubbling, 25 to 30 minutes.

CHEESY KIELBASA PASTA

Steps:

• Preheat the oven to 350ºF.
• Bring a large pot of water to a boil, then salt generously. Add the pasta and cook according to package directions. Drain.
• Meanwhile, heat the oil in a large skillet over medium heat. Add the sausage and cook until browned on both sides. Remove the sausage from the pan to a plate and cover lightly with foil. Reserve about 1 tablespoon of oil in the pan and drain the remainder. Return the pan to the heat and add the onion, zucchini and carrots. Cook, stirring often, until softened, about 5 minutes. Add the garlic and cook until fragrant, another 30 seconds.
• Stir the spaghetti sauce and the undrained tomatoes into the vegetables. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat. Simmer, uncovered, for 15 minutes.
• In a small bowl, combine the egg and the ricotta cheese.
• Spray 2 9×13-inch baking dishes with nonstick cooking spray. (Make sure one is freezer safe. I like to use a disposable aluminum pan.)
• In each of the pans, layer one fourth of each of the drained pasta, the tomato sauce, the sausage, the ricotta mixture, cheddar cheese, and then the mozzarella cheese. Repeat the layers.
• Cover the casserole that you are going to eat with foil, and bake for 15 minutes. Remove the foil and cook an additional 15 minutes, until heated through and the cheese is melted. Top with sliced green onions before serving.
• Let the second casserole cool completely, the place a piece of plastic wrap over the top. Cover tightly with foil and freeze.
• When ready to bake, allow the casserole to unthaw in the refrigerator for 24 hours. Remove from the refrigerator 30 minutes before baking. Carefully remove the foil and discard the plastic wrap. Recover the casserole with the foil and bake at 350º for 45 minutes, then remove the foil and bake an additional 10-15 minutes.

CHEESY KIELBASA AND SPAETZLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• preheat the oven to 375 degrees F. Butter a medium rectangular baking dish and set off to the side for later.
• Add butter and olive oil to a medium skillet over medium heat. Once the butter is melted add the kielbasa and onion. Cook until the kielbasa is starting to caramelize. Season with salt and pepper.
• Bring a large pot of salted water to a boil. Once boiling, add dried spaetzle to the water. Cook for about 10-12 minutes until just about cooked through. Be sure to reserve a half cup of the cooking liquid for the sauce.
• Drain the spaetzle. Set off to the side.
• Add the thyme leaves, vinegar, Worcestershire, Dijon, and pasta water to the pan with the kielbasa. Mix while scraping up any burnt bits off the bottom of the pan. Remove from heat.
• Add the kielbasa mixture along with the spaetzle to a large mixing bowl. Toss to combine and coat. Mix in 3/4 of all the cheese, reserving some for the topping. Transfer to the prepared dish and top with remaining cheese.
• Bake the dish uncovered in the oven for 20-25 minutes until golden and melted.
• Let the dish cool and set up for 5-10 minutes before dishing out.

KIELBASA WITH SPAETZLE

Steps:

• Fill a large pot with water and add the garlic.
• Bring to a rolling boil.
• Add the chard and cook for 2 minutes.
• Drain, set the garlic and chard to one side.
• Combine, flour, thyme, baking powder, salt and pepper.
• Mince the garlic extremely finely or press through a press.
• Whisk the eggs and add garlic, milk and 3/4 c water.
• Add the flour stiring until just mixed.
• In a large pot, boil 4 qts water and add bouillon cube.
• Bring to a rolling boil.
• In batches, spoon some of the dough into a collander over the pot of boiling liquid.
• Press the dough with a wooden spoon or a spatula to make to go through the holes in the collander and into the boiling liquid.
• Cook until they float (approx 1 minute) then remove with a slotted spoon to a serving dish or casserole (keep warm).
• Make sure to allow extra liquid to drain.
• Make batches until all the dough is used.
• Mix the parsley with the spaetzle and keep warm.
• In a large nonstick pan, cook the kielbasa on a medium high heat.
• Cook for approx 4 minutes until browned on both sides.
• Remove.
• Add the carrots to the pan and cook until tender 2-4 minutes.
• Put the chard and the kielbasa back in the pan and heat while stirring until hot.
• Put the spaetzle on a serving dish and top with the hot kielbasa mixture.
• Serve with beer (if desired).

KIELBASA PASTA CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees.
• Bring large pot of lightly salted water to a boil.
• Add pasta and cook for 8 to 10 minutes over mediun-high heat or until al dente.
• Drain Pasta.
• In a mediun skillet over medium-high heat, Cook sausage in oil until browned on both sides, 5 minutes.
• In a large bowl, combine Ziti,sausage,stewed tomatoes,tomato sauce,oregano,parsley and pepper.
• Mix well.
• Pour into 9x13 baking dish.
• Sprinkle with bread crumbs and shredded cheese.
• Cover with foil (the new Release foil works great).
• Bake 30 minutes.
• Remove foil and bake 10 to 15 minutes more, until top is golden.

EASY CHEESY KIELBASA & NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• In frying pan, melt 1 tbsp butter and sauté onions and mushrooms until tender.
• Add salt, pepper, horseradish and parsley.
• In medium bowl, mix together onions, mushrooms, 1 1/2 cups cheese, noodles, and milk.
• Spoon into a buttered 13x9-inch baking dish.
• Sauté kielbasa in remaining tablespoon of butter for about 5 minutes.
• Arrange kielbasa in center of noodles in baking pan.
• Cook vegetables until just tender and arrange around the kielbasa.
• Sprinkle remaining cheese over vegetables.
• Bake at 375°F for 15 minutes or until cheese is melted and casserole is heated through.

KIELBASA CHEESY NOODLE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Pre-heat oven to 350 degrees.
• Cook the Pasta as directed on package.
• Drain and pour into large Oven-Safe Casserole dish.
• In a large skillet, saute the diced onion and pepper in 2 Tbsp of butter or Olive Oil.
• Slice the smoked sausage links into small pieces and add to the skillet with the onion and pepper.
• When the sausage is browned (most smoke sausages are precooked, so it shouldn't take more than a few minutes to brown).
• add the contents of the skillet (sausage, pepper and onion) to the pasta in the Casserole Dish.
• Mix well.
• Add the cubed or shredded cheese.
• Add the 1/2 cup milk or water to the mixture.
• Salt and Pepper if desired.
• Stir well.
• Bake in a 350 degree oven for 30-40 minutes (or until it all melts together).
• I usually serve with Boiled or Mashed potatoes, Saurkraut and Hot Rolls on the side.
• YUMMY!
• and believe it or not-- the kids LOVE IT!

SPAETZLE, SAUERKRAUT AND SAUSAGE CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 350 degrees F (175 degrees C). Grease a metal colander.
• Whisk together the flour and salt in a bowl. Mix the eggs and water, and pour into the flour mixture. Stir to form a dough.
• Bring a pot of water to a boil. Place the spaetzle dough into the oiled colander, and set the colander over the pot of water. Use a flexible spatula to push the dough into the boiling water through the holes in the colander. Stir the spaetzle as they boil. When they have floated to the top, they are done (about 5 minutes). Scoop the spaetzle out of the boiling water, and place into an ungreased 9x9-inch baking dish.
• Place the bacon in a skillet over medium heat, and cook, stirring often, until the bacon is crisp, about 8 minutes. Remove bacon, leaving drippings in pan, and set aside. Cook the onion in the same pan as the bacon until browned, about 10 minutes.
• In a large skillet, melt the butter over medium heat until foamy, and stir in the apple and brown sugar. Cook and stir until the apple is soft, about 5 minutes. Transfer the cooked bacon, onions, and sauerkraut into the skillet, and cook, stirring often, until the flavors have blended, about 5 minutes. Pour the sauerkraut mixture into the 9x9-inch baking dish on top of the spaetzle.
• Place the kielbasa pieces into a microwave-safe dish, and cook on full power in a microwave oven until the sausage is hot and has lost its pink color, 2 or 3 minutes. Transfer the sausage to the baking dish.
• Bake in the preheated oven until bubbling, about 15 minutes.

KIELBASA AND TATER TOT CASSEROLE

Steps:

• Preheat oven to 450°F Spray a 9x13-inch baking dish with non-stick cooking spray.
• Dump tater tots into baking dish; spread into even layer in pan. Sprinkle tater tots with seasoned salt to taste.
• Lay kielbasa slices evenly over tater tots.
• Sprinkle cheese over kielbasa.
• Place in preheated oven for 20 minutes.
• Remove from oven and let stand 5 minutes before serving.